Wave-motor.



R. A. BEMs.

WAVE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. "L8, 1913.

Paxmed Nov. 4, 1913.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT onrron 'RICHARD A. lBEILVHS, OF SAN .BERNARDINQ CALIFORNIA.

WAVE-MOTOR.

To all wlw/m it may concern;

Be it known that I, Bierman A. Beans, a citizen of the United States1 residing at San Bernard-ino, in .the county of San Bernardino and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVaveIotors; and l do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will .enable others skilled in the art to which it ,appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to u'ave motors de signed for the purpose of storing,` up the energy-developed by Waves of the sea and for compressing air to he utilized for any desired purpose, and one of the principal objects kof the invention is to provide simple, reliable and etlicient means for reciprocating a 4piston'in a cylinder for compressing' air, means being provided for storing the compressed air for future use.

Another object .of the invention is to provide a reliable apparatus for the purpose referredv to Which Will operate eiciently under varying; conditions, which will not be liable to accident or injury and which will oper-ate under the varying conditions of the 'tides and Weather.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in -the accompanying drawing, in Which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing certain portions in section ot' a Wave motor made in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is adetail sectional view of one of the air tight tloats.

Referring to the drawing, Athe numeral 1v designates a storing tank for compressed air, and is the pipe leading from said tank to any suitable storage device. Conneet-ed tothe tank 1 is a flexible pipe or -hose 3, Which is connected to a nipple 4 projecting' from the piston cylinder 5.

'In the'nipple 4 is a check valve 6 which isV operated by the pressure in the chamber 7 to permit the compressed air t0 pass through the pipe 3 tothe tank 1. An oppositely disposed check valve 8 is mounted in a suitable casing 9 in the head ot the cylinder 5, said check valve adapted to be closed by vthe pressure in the chamber 7 and to be opened to admit air into the cylinder to be compressed. v

piston head 1-0 is mounted in the cylin- 1der 5 and connected'to the piston head 10 is a rod 11', said rod extending through an speeia'cation of Letters raient.

V Application LedMaroh 18, 1913.

Patented Nov. at, 1913.

Serial No. 755,228.

opening` in the cylinder head l2 and provided vvith a spring" 13 encircling the rod ll outside the head ll2 for returning the piston rod 11 to its outer-most position after it has been forced inward by the iva-ves. The movement of the piston rod 11 is progressive and is operated by the waves continuouslyY andVV acumnlatively. At the outer end ot' the piston rod 11 is a curvedplate 14: against which the waves impinge in movement toward the shore.

It will be understood that the tank 1 and the cylinder 5 are located on the beach and that the remainder of the apparatus extends out a sullicient distance to receive the action of the waves. At the ends of the plate il are angular flanges 15 and at the lower sides of said flanges are air-tight compartments or floats -16 which serve to always hold the plate 1st in a substantially horizontal position. A slight rotary movement, however, may be imparted to the rod 11 and the pis? ton head l0 Without interfering' With the operation of the device. Guide posts 17 are driven into the ground and the piston rod 11 is disposed between said posts to prevent lateral movement of said piston rod. The cylinder 5 is pivotally mounted on legs 1S to compensate for any slight vertical movement of the 'plate 14. A

In order to support the piston rod 11 and prevent it from being; tossed or submcro'ed too deeply by the action of the waves, l. provide a supporting device for the piston rod consisting of a well 19 having a tloat() mounted therein upon which is secured upwardly extending arms 21 spaced apart to receive the piston rod 11, and having` pnl-- leys Q2 journaled therein and adapted to engage said piston rod, said pulleys being,` preferably provided `with grooved peripheries. In order to control the height of the Water in the Well 19 I provide a siphon consisting of a tubular member Q3 connected tossing of the lloat 14, for the reason that the Water in the Well 19, supporting the float 20,'is discharged or renewed through the Siphon comprising the tubes 23, 24 and 25, and the speed of the passage of the water through the siphon regulates the speed of the movement of the piston rod 11 under the influence of the waves.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows: As the Waves impinge upon the float 14, the piston rod 11 and piston head are forced inwardly to compress the air in the chamber 7. At each inward movement of the piston head l0 the valve 6 is opened and the valve 8 is closed. lVlien the waves recede, the check valve 6 closes and the valve 8 opens to permit a new supply of air in the chamber `7. The floats 1G serve to hold the plate 14 in substantially a horizontal position and the flanges l5 pre-- vent lateral interference of the waves. The well 19 is partially llcd with water and the siphon serves to maintain the Water level in the well 19 equal with that of then sea; thus the float 20 is substantially at the same level as the water outside the well 19 and in this way the piston rod 11 is always maintained at thc proper level irrespective oi the operation of the tides.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that my invention is exceedingly simple in construction, will operate continuously for compressing air, cannot readily get out of order, and can be manufactured at comparatively a low cost.

I claim:

1. In a device for storing the power generated by the waves, a compression cylinder provided with oppositely disposed valves, a

cylinder, a piston mounted in said cylinder, t

a piston rod connected to said piston, means on the end of said piston rod for receiving the impact of the waves, and means for holding the piston rod in alinement with the cylinder comprising a' well, a float' in said Well, and a Siphon connected to said fioat and extending outside of the Well.

8. In a device for storing the power generated by the Waves, a cylinder, check valves in said cylinder, a piston h ead insaid cylinder, a piston rod connected to said head,

means for moving the piston rod outward, means at the outer end of the rod for receiving the impact of the waves, and a device for supporting said lpiston rod comprising a well, a float therein, a Siphon connected to the float, and supporting arms connected to the float and provided with rollers disposed upon opposite sides of the piston rod.

In testimony whereof I atlix lmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD A. BEMIS.

litnessesz FRANK IV. LEFLER, Genevieve CARPENTER. 

